Medications for the treatment of alcohol dependence

American Family Physician

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1836-1837

  Garbutt, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; NALMEFENE; NALTREXONE; ONDANSETRON; VIVITROL;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COATING; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICIAN; TABLET FORMULATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS;

EID: 33845363545     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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